Elevator.



No. 831,217. PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

W. G. EISENMAYER. ELEVATOR.

APPLIOATION FILED 11193.23. 1904.

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ELEVATOR;

APPLICATION FILED APB.23.1904.

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UNITED s'ra rns PATENT oFFroE.

WALTER G. EISENMAYER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

ELEVATOR.

No. 831,217. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

\ I Application filed April 23, 1904. Serial No. 204.511.

T Z Z wh m i m y on ern: preferably connected with the other end of Be it known that I, WALTER G. EIsEN- the piston-rod 8 and passes over a sheave or MAYER, a citizen of the United States, residpulley 13, suitably mounted in a bracket or in at Los Angoles, in the county of Los Anl support 14, and a counterweight is'dev6o ge es and State of California, have invented sirably connected with the other end of said certain new anduseful Improvements in Elerope or cable 12, substantially as shown in vators; and I do hereby declare the follow- Fig. 1 of the drawings. ing to be a full, clear, and exact description I A tilting or tripping frame 16 preferably of the invention, such as will enable others slides in the guides or support 1 and is ad- 6 skilled in the art to which it appertains to justably mounted, by means of a pin or bolt make and use the same. 1 17, so that the frame may be moved to any This invention relates to means for handdesired position throughout the len th of the ling material, and particularly to elevators; guide or support 1 to effect the shifting of the and some of the objects of the invention are cage into the proper position to descend at a to provide an apparatus oftlu's general 'charpredetermined place, substantially as illusacter which will be simple in construction trated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawand at the same time positive in operation. ings.

Another object of the invention is to lower One or more rollers or antifriction devices material from different levels and effect the i 18 maybe mounted in the tripper or tilting 7 discharge of the same in a predetermined poframe 16 to receive and support the receiving sition. end of the cage 19. Rollers are prefer- With these and other objects in view the ably mounted above said end to prevent the invention consists, essentially, in the contilting of the cage 'until after the same has struction, combination, and arrangement of been lowered out; of engagement with the parts, substantially as more fully described tripping or tilting frame, as shown in dotted in the following specification and as illuslines on the drawings. trated in the accompanying drawings, form- The cage 19 may be of any preferred form, ing part of this application, in whiohconstruction, or material and is preferably Figure 1' is an elevational view, partly pivoted eccentrically, as at'21, upon the ele- :55 broken away, illustratingthe preferred form vator-frame 2 and isdesirably provided with of the invention. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are enone or more rollers or antifriction devices 22, larged fraginental views of details of conconstructed to bearagainst the face of the struction. Fig. 5 is a side elevational view, support or guideway 1 during the process of partly broken away, illustrating a modlfied raising or lowering the elevator, as will be go form of construction. Fig. 6 is an enlarged readily understood.

detail view of the elevatorcage. Fig. .7 is a A bumper or cushion device 23 may be top plan view of the same, partly in section; mounted in the upper portion of the guideand Fig. 8' is a front elevation of the conway or support 1 to receive the impact of the struction shown in Fig. 6. elevator-frame, substantially as shown in 9 5 Similar characters of reference designate Figs. 3 and 40f the drawings.

corresponding parts throughout the several The operation of the invention shown and views. described will be readily understoodfrom the Referring to the drawings, and particularly foregoingdescription, when taken in connecthe construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 tion with Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings and the loo thereof, the reference character 1 designates following explanation thereof.

a guideway or frame of any preferred con- Assuming the parts to be in the position struction and material, wherein is movably shown in full lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings, mounted an elevator-frame 2 with which is the cake of ice or other material is slid upon preferably connected a rope or cable 3, atthe cage 19 in a horizontal position, wheretached to a superimposed drum or Windlass upon the cage is lowered, thereby tilting the 4., suitably mounted in hangers or brackets 5 same into a substantially vertical position, as and carrying a drum 6, with which is at- .shown in the dotted lines on said figure, and

, tached a rope or cable 7, connected with the the elevator is then lowered to the desired piston-rod 8, carrying a piston 9, movably position for the discharge-of the block of ice mounted in the cylinder 10, havin a relief or other article carried thereby, which can cook or vent 11,- and a rope or ca le 12 is then be slid from the cage in a vertical posi-" tion, substantiellj esshown in dotted lines st the bottoinof Fig. 1, and if found desirable'in practice the face of the guidewayor support 1 can be recessed, as at 23*, to receive the 5 roller or rollers 22, carried by the cage, eswvill be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention eppertains. Upon being again elevated toreceive another cakeof ice the cage 19 is swung into'the receiving I 'osit'ion b any suitable it liance inthe.

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Adverting novv'to the construction illustrated in Figs. 5 to 8', both inclusive, s modified form of the previous c :5 shown, wherein the elevator-frame 2. is pro-' vided with a rope or cable 24, which asses up. over'e'superimposed sheave or pul cyend is connected With a counterweight or other device 26,.While the cage 27 is provided 20 with a" bail or yoke 28, connected to e rope or cable 29, passing up over a sheave orpulley -30 and'around sheave or pulley 31, back to i .Flece of attachment, and the sheave or pulo e y 31 is preferably connected with a piston- 25 rod Sin the cylinder 10, said rod being also connectedwith a counterweighted rope or cable 12 substsntieily in the manner before described. In this construction the eegei27 is preferebly provided at its front end With o"beering-roller or antifr'iction device 32, constructed to travel in a guide orrun Way 33, preferably constructed with recess or pocket 3'4 for the reception ,of. the roller When the edge is in its receiving position, end said 5 guide or run Way is desirably provided with a dropping or discharging device 35', adapted to receive the roller 32 on the cage and effect the discharge of material carried thereby,

onstruction J substantially illustrated in dott Fig. 5 of the drawings. 7 The operation. of the construction inst described substantially similar to that here inbeiore s ecified and further ex ienetion tliereofwi 1 not be required v It is not d gsired to limit or confine this in vention to the specific construction, combination, and arr qernent of parts herein shown and descrioed, the right rcserved to inelie all such changes in and modi- .iie ations oi the same as some Within the spirit zindscope oi the invention.

claim I 1. An eievrttorprovided with e guid ,wey tilting; movable portion, a device upon said uidewey construe erfto retain said portion 'n receiving position and to effect the ch .011. s ich position when said portion is dlsen geged therefrom and means for moving said portion. I

2. .1311 elevator provided .vithii' guidewey e tilting movable portion, an adjustable de vice upon said guidewsy constructed to retain said -portion in a receiving position and. to eiiect the change of such position when said portion is disengaged therefrom and ed lines in [3L1 means for moving said portion.

testimony whereof I have signed my;

name to this specification, in the presence or tWo subscribing Witnesses, at Los Angele s, county ofLos Angeles, State of California, ya this i5th day of April,

WALTER G. EISE lVitnesses:

GWEN'G {first MIGNON Fonn.

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